Donald Trump Set to Kick Off Aggressive Fundraising in LA

Donald Trump is expected land in Los Angeles later this month to begin a series of aggressive fundraising events with the aim of raising up $1 billion for the fall campaign.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee is set to attend a May 25 dinner at the home of real estate investor Thomas Barrack Jr., which will include a photo line, cocktails and dinner, according to the Washington Post.

The founder of Colony Capital, Barrack has been a business partner of Trump’s and served as a deputy undersecretary in the Department of the Interior when Ronald Reagan was president.

“I have invested with Donald in a multitude of transactions over three decades and he has always exceeded my expectations on every measurable metric of excellence,” Barrack said when he endorsed Trump back in February.

The dinner will be the first of as many as 50 fundraising events that the Trump campaign and Republican party are planning as they try to rapidly build out a structure to appeal to major donors.

Trump’s suddenly hard-hitting fundraising effort marks a shift in his bid for the White House since he has spent much of his campaign criticizing rival nominees for gathering contributions from wealthy donors.

The billionaire real estate mogul and reality TV star has reportedly spent about $40 million of his personal fortune during the primaries.

8 Awful Things Donald Trump Is Less Popular Than (Photos)

And it turns out Donald Trump was less popular than all three (and more) of those things that are commonly despised by the general population.

Nickelback

Trump lost to the internationally reviled band by 5 points.

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Used Car Salesmen

The jerk who sold you your last lemon gained 6 more points than the Republican nominee in the poll.

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Traffic Jams

People preferred being stuck in bumper-to-bumper traffic over Trump by 7 points.

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Hipsters

Trump went head to head with this frequently loathed population and lost by 7 points.

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DMV

We all hate the DMV, but people polled hate Trump more -- by 10 points.

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Root Canals

The painful dental procedure was preferred over Trump by 11 points.

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Jury Duty

People would rather be forced to give up their time and pay check than live in a nation ruled by Trump. The presumptive GOP nominee fell behind this unpleasantry by a whopping 22 points.

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Lice

The poll by Public Policy Polling shows that Trump is losing to lice by 26 points. Ouch. Or itch.

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A Public Policy Poll asked voters whether they have a higher opinion of the presidential candidate or a series of things like traffic jams, hipsters and lice

And it turns out Donald Trump was less popular than all three (and more) of those things that are commonly despised by the general population.